A man was stabbed during a mass brawl in Braintree town centre last night.

Footage of the incident was circulated online with some witnesses claiming that fighting had continued in the town centre over the subsequent two hours.

Officers from Essex Police rushed to the large-scale fight in Market Place, Braintree at around 5.20pm yesterday (Saturday January 5) and found the man suffering from stab wounds.

In a statement, Essex Police later confirmed that they arrested three people who remain in custody.

A force spokeswoman said yesterday: "Our officers were contacted at around 5.20pm today following reports of a large-scale fight in Market Place, Braintree, during which a young man suffered stab wounds.

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"We attended the scene and have arrested three people. All three remain in custody where they continue to be questioned. The victim suffered serious injuries and has been taken to hospital for treatment.

"A number of videos of the incident are circulating on social media and we would urge anyone with footage of the incident to share it with us and contact our detectives at Braintree CID on 101 or email Jamie.Mills@essex.pnn.police.uk

"We would like to thank the public for their concern in relation to this incident and would like to hear from anyone with information who has not already spoken to us."

The force are expected to release a further statement on the incident today.